◥◤*Sigh* Twombly

Kenedy county early primary returns. Crockett leads 32-25.

A Texas primary night special. A county with more sq miles than voters. (By about 5:1)

Why Would Anyone Live Like That? Freedom of choice is at the heart of the housing debate

I was saving this photograph to illustrate just such a piece

nope

Target Surprises With Upbeat Forecast on Improving Demand Target Corp. forecast better-than-expected profit for the full year, indicating the big-box retailer’s turnaround plans are starting to generate results.

Everyone keeps posting today that it's over for Target but it seems like that's not the case? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I welcome any plan that makes L’Enfant Plaza less dystopian wasteland.

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@kristoncapps.bsky.social

Exclusive: U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi, officials say U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend, two U.S. officials said on Monday—a rare use ​of force at a diplomatic post that could sharply ...

Marines fired on protesters as they tried to storm the US consulate in Karachi on Sunday, an incident that left 10 people dead. Seems very bad www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Being able to un-attach QTs is helpful at least. Being able to short-circuit a social pile-on before it can take off needs even more options but it did work for me, the one time I saw it coming

Trae Young ejected for running out onto the court during a dustup. Ejected before playing a single minute!

The article I wrote calling Newfields an art world travesty in 2017 got so much attention in Indianapolis that a local morning radio show literally called me out by name. I was only trying to defend Indy from Big Van Gogh

At the time one of the museum's board members said something that I still think about to this day. A viewpoint at least as corrosive as throwing a bucket of paint at an artwork to get attention

The Lume, the Controversial Immersive Digital Art Gallery at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Closed at the End of February The Lume, the immersive digital art gallery at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, closed at the end of February after five years.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art changed its name to Newfields and turned a whole floor of its building into an immersive room for digital video. A predictable fiasco and an example of a museum forgetting its mission to embarrassing effect. It's finally over

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D.C. restaurants brace for a wave of immigration-related workforce losses More than 100 workers have been terminated or left their jobs since Feb. 12, and many more could follow, immigration lawyers say.

Homeland Security has conducted worker audits of nearly 200 restaurants in DC, delivering notices in tactical gear — for no good reason — and raising legal and labor costs for an industry that was already on the back foot www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/03...

me to the monkey paw: i wish star trek wasn’t on paramount!

this is such a specific subtweet, I would like to know the source

woof

The press is never going to run a headline like Museum authenticates painting

Still time to pick up your Tulsi 2020 merch

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Man I kid you not there are Mormon missionaries evangelizing on the X2. On Benning Road!

"In some cases historic preservation mandates work hand-in-hand with rent control to turn apartments into mansions: When property owners face strict limits in their ability to add more supply or raise rents, then they’ll face upward pressure to sell."

Three tankers damaged in Gulf and one seafarer killed as US-Iran conflict escalates At least three tankers were damaged off the Gulf coast and one seafarer was killed as Iranian retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran exposed ships to collateral damage, shipping sources and ...

yeah go ahead and refuel your car, I just did

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How the Ultra-Wealthy Are Building Bigger Mansions in the Heart of NYC Also this week: Oslo opens new government quarters on the site of tragedy, and it’s a tough time to be a Black developer.

This week: Mega-mansions in Manhattan, Minneapolis after ICE, Oslo architecture, self-driving safety, snow-day solutions. And my fave part: A delightful reader email on how she created a “15-minute city for friendship” inspired by a @sarahholder.bsky.social story www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Turkish ‘threat’ talked up in Israel as Netanyahu focuses on new alliances Relations between Israel and Turkiye continue to deteriorate amid accusations and heightened geopolitical tensions.

Israel threatening a NATO member, Russia must feel so cross pressured right now www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

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turning what was once a neighborhood into a silent mausoleum

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The Role of Historic Preservation in the Rise of New York Mega-Mansions Ultra-rich buyers are carving out mega-mansions in historic NYC neighborhoods. Also: Oslo’s new government quarter aims for openness

The final form of historic preservation is a Gilded Age mansion where 10 apartments used to be: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

They can festoon the side of the building with banners because the building is empty. There aren't any educators behind those windows

Green spaghetti and cinnamon bread (!) is crazy work for a Central Texas smokehouse. I know that Hank ain't done it this way. I guarantee you the Lockhart chamber of commerce has had words about this